When another experiment goes disastrously wrong and the gang end up falling through the ceiling into the bathroom (where a shower-cap adorned Tabbris sits fuming at his young angel charges) the gang decide a change of leadership is required. Spit takes over and suddenly things seem to be going OK - trouble seems to be a distant memory. That is, until the gang's pet rat goes missing and the footprints in the fridge are bigger than any rat they've ever seen - or ever want to . . .
When another experiment goes disastrously wrong and the gang end up falling through the ceiling into the bathroom (where a shower-cap adorned Tabbris sits fuming at his young angel charges) the gang decide a change of leadership is required. Spit takes over and suddenly things seem to be going OK - trouble seems to be a distant memory. That is, until the gang's pet rat goes missing and the footprints in the fridge are bigger than any rat they've ever seen - or ever want to . . .
Still stuck on Earth, Alex and the gang need to find something to redeem themselves with so they can return to their positions as the top junior football team in Heaven. Perhaps hospital radio might be the way to go? But there is something very odd about these particular patients . . .
Alex, Inch, Cherry, House and Spit are a gang of five football-loving, mischief-making friends - who just happen to be angels. But the gang get into one scrape too many and are banished to Earth until they can learn to behave. Stuck with a teacher who makes Professor Snape look like Mary Poppins, the gang's chances of returning don't look good - especially when they discover a demonic plot right there in their classroom . . .
Tracking a fugitive takes Slocum straight into no-man’s land… Bismarck, North Dakota, is no place to be in the middle of winter. So when a young beauty bedecked in jewels shows up in the local saloon looking for a card game, Slocum can’t help but be intrigued. Especially when she turns out to be the worst poker player he’s ever seen. The woman is Ginny Garfield, daughter of Gilbert G. Garfield of the Garfield Coal, Trains, and Shipping dynasty, and she’s hard on the trail of the man who killed her brother. But if Slocum wants her to survive the winter, he’s going to have to take over the hunt for Delbert Calkins—even if it means tailing him clear across the country. Because there’s one thing he knows about a man like Delbert: He was born bad, he lives bad, and he’ll die bad—as long as Slocum gets his way…
Slocum’s gathering no moss… Out in the remote Wasatch Mountains, there isn’t much in the way of employment. Luckily, Slocum has a job at the sawmill that will do just fine. But when the owner of the mill tells him he wants a man to hunt down the crook who stole his wife’s jewelry, Slocum finds himself switching jobs—for a promised huge payoff. Chasing down the jewel thief seems like a simple tracking job. That’s before Slocum winds up in unmapped territory on the trail of a criminal mastermind. Heading into terrible danger, Slocum will have to decide if getting back the most valuable stone is worth putting his own life on the line…
Slocum’s hoping for the luck of the draw… A wanted man with no horse, a gun with only two bullets, and no hat to cover his head, John Slocum hopes with every passing day that he’ll be forgotten by the law. After escaping a close call with a lion and a rattlesnake, Slocum falls in with a different kind of varmint—a den of outcast Southern rebels. As he’s nursed back to health by the prettiest of them, Slocum learns that the rebels are planning a bloody Dixie uprising—and they’re going to practice by wiping out an oblivious Apache tribe. Now, Slocum has to warn the unwelcoming Apache before innocent lives are lost. But first he has to convince both sides that he’s their friend…
Slocum isn’t immune to their call… Cowboys seeking companionship can always find a woman flaunting her feminine wiles at the Socorro Saloon. But once lured inside, they fall prey to bad men in the employ of Willie Scroggs. With the sheriff in his pocket and gunslingers at his beck and call, Scroggs is expanding his business empire through less than legal methods. Linda Littlepage fears for the women working for her at the saloon, women she has sworn to protect from men like Scroggs. Fortunately, she’s just met John Slocum, a man who has some tough business tactics of his own…
Slocum goes up against a gang of gold-crazed killers! It was too dark to see, but the sounds of gunfire and agony were unmistakable. When day came, and Mirabelle Comstock saw what the three men had done to her husband for the sake of information about some hidden gold—information they didn’t get—she lost all meekness. She wanted revenge. Slocum has never crossed the line to become a gun for hire. But Mirabelle has a cause behind her anger that he can’t deny. Now, if those men know what’s good for them, they’ll give up the race for gold—and start racing for their lives.
After a few close brushes with death, young Ivan was turnedinto a vampire. Caught up in the eternal battle between vampires and werewolves, the young vampire must find his way in an inexplicable new world. Older, wiser, and a veteran of the war, Ivan has gained a more worldly and mature view of the realities of lifeand the afterlife. Everything has a cause and an effect, hes learned. Sometimes, as in Ivans case, circumstance itself defines a persons future. Other times, those circumstances force the unprepared into situations outside of their control. You can crumble, or you can change. Ivan changed. He always thought he would have more time with his family and friends, more time to keep the many promises he made when he was mortal. But war is coming, the pieces are in motion, and somewhere on the battlefield is a promise he cant escape. Ivan has vowed to kill the man who tried to kill him. Hell do whatever it takes to reunite a mother and daughter. Nothing and no onemortal or otherwisecan stop him. No sacrifice is too great for his cause. Its time for Ivan to keep his promises and break his enemies.
Slocum must save innocent lives on an express train to hell… These days, if it wasn’t for bad luck, John Slocum would have no luck at all. He’s got no horse and is only one step ahead of vicious bounty hunters—meaning that his only way out of San Diego is to stow away on the trouble-plagued Yuma Bullet express. And when he’s unexpectedly hired to guard a railroad magnate’s beautiful daughter, he finds himself facing down her outlaw fiancé—and marauding Apache war parties. Surviving this disastrous train trip means Slocum must shoot fast and think faster. But keeping innocents safe and playing his enemies against each other means riding all the way to the bloody end of the line…
Slocum gives a rollicking rich girl the ride of her life! Slocum’s at the end of his tether when a stranger offers him a hot meal, a job escorting precious cargo to Salt Lake City, and a thousand dollar advance. It may be too good to be true, but it’s also too good to turn down—especially when he gets a look at the cargo… In his care is a mysterious chest, the key to which rests on another chest—that of Augusta Barr, a stunning heiress with more than a little mystery of her own. Pursued by a deadly pair of redheaded roughnecks, Slocum finds himself caught in a deadly mix of beauty, bounty, and bullets.
Slocum’s about to go to hell and back… Passing uneasily through the dried-up town of Espero, Texas, John Slocum learns soon enough that his apprehension is justified. After a not-so-friendly welcome at the Six Feet Under Saloon, he’s given the choice between a bullet or a bit of employment: Escort the town mortician’s strikingly pretty bride-to-be from a train station at Dexter Junction—in exchange for a hefty sum. But with someone after the gunslinger and the mysterious beauty, Slocum reckons that the undertaker neglected to tell him the whole story. There’s treachery in store for Slocum upon returning to Espero, a place where men have been known to land in an early grave… much too early…
Slocum rides into a treacherous town—and straight through hell! The Big Race at Scorpion Bend is a deadly ride with the fastest cowboys in the territory—and Slocum is ahead by a nose...
Tips and lifestyle guidance on living in New York City from a journalist, native New Yorker and founder of Gothamist.com. As a third-generation New Yorker who was born, bred, and educated there, Jake Dobkin was such a fan of his hometown that he started Gothamist, a popular and acclaimed website with a focus on news, events, and culture in the city, and “Ask a Native New Yorker” became one of its most popular columns. The book version features all original writing and aims to help newbies evolve into real New Yorkers with humor and a command of the facts. In forty-eight short essays and eleven sidebars, the book offers practical information about transportation, apartment hunting, and even cultivating relationships for anyone fresh to the Big Apple. Subjects include “Why is New York the greatest city in the world?,” “Where should I live?,” “Where do you find peace and quiet when you feel overwhelmed?,” and “Who do I have to give up my subway seat to?” Part philosophy, part anecdote collection, and part no-nonsense guide, Ask a Native New Yorker will become the default gift for transplants to New York, whether they’re here for internships, college, or starting a new job.
Slocum stops a dirty railroad gang dead in their tracks... The Big Three are running a railroad on stolen money. Slocum's money. Plus one of their bunch has made a widow out of the best looking woman in town. She wants her husband's killer so bad she's sworn to give herself to the man who kills him. For Slocum, putting a bullet in the backshooting polecat would be a pleasure. So would collecting the reward.
Alex and the gang are grounded. Again. Since it doesn't look like they're going to be allowed back to Heaven's junior footie league any time soon for good behaviour, the gang decide to sneak out of the house and to the local fancy-dress Halloween fair for some harmless fun. But some of the Halloween outfits look suspiciously real . . .
Slocum is trapped between a gang of kill-crazed outlaws and a band of screaming scalp hunters. He has an empty holster, a battered body, and a desperate woman. Odds were against him.
After being rescued from the battle of Trafalgar, William Sutton arrives back home in England and tells his grandfather of the amazing encounter with a man who looked just like him. Meanwhile, his long-lost brother, now a spy for France, returns to the English family he has never known. This exciting historical thriller continues the saga of an English family dynasty that is threatened from within and without. An exciting adult novel from the younger Thoene team of writers.
Slocum turned down Claudette Durant's offer to take her to Fargo, but when four dirty bushwackers beat him senseless and dumped him into the Mississippi on their way to Fargo, Slocum changed his mind. Now, he's Miss Durant's new bodyguard on a vengeance trail to Fargo.
Set in the violent Old West, this series follows Clay Taggart as he hunts the ruthless men who left him for dead. For every enemy Taggart blasts to Boot Hill, another--like the bloodthirsty army scout Quick Killer--wants revenge. Quick Killer is half Indian, all trouble, and more than a match for the White Apache.
Parents of children who have been diagnosed with diabetes are faced with an overwhelming, and sometimes frightening, amount of information. The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes helps readers to cope with the challenges of helping their children live happy, healthy lives while controlling the disease. Parents of children who have been diagnosed with diabetes are faced with an overwhelming, and sometimes frightening, amount of information. The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes helps readers to cope with the challenges of helping their children live happy, healthy lives while controlling the disease. This reassuring, easy-to-use guide features advice on: -Adjusting to life with diabetes -Helping children take control of their health -Monitoring diet and insulin levels -Handling emergencies -Finding support for children and parents
Alex and the gang are grounded. Again. Since it doesn't look like they're going to be allowed back to Heaven's junior footie league any time soon for good behaviour, the gang decide to sneak out of the house and to the local fancy-dress Halloween fair for some harmless fun. But some of the Halloween outfits look suspiciously real . . .
Slocum gets culture shock—and it’s never felt so good… Slocum can’t believe his eyes when he sees an Indian maharajah with an entourage in the Grand Tetons. The prince is looking to bag a bear—and hires Slocum’s friend Hugh as his guide. But when Hugh turns up dead, without apology or explanation from the Eastern potentate, Slocum vows to serve up some revenge, Western-style. Among the entourage is a curvaceous consul who’s been ignored one too many nights—and sets to teaching Slocum something called the Kama Sutra, page by tantalizing page. Lakshmi’s well versed in pleasures of the flesh—but she also knows all His Highness’s secrets. And she has news for Slocum: Hugh’s death was no accident…
Stuck in the middle of a cattle war, Slocum faces a double mystery in a strange gold coin he has found and a beautiful Aztec woman who keeps showing up whenever his luck is about to run out.
The cavalry needs to be rescued—from Slocum! When Slocum is saddled with a debt he can’t carry, pretty Laurel Atkins saves his hide—and convinces him how badly she needs his gun. She tells him her husband is a cavalry sergeant who’s missing, and she wants answers. A troop of horse soldiers may have gone bad. Slocum isn’t hankerin’ to take them all on, but one look at Laurel, and he knows he’s going to help her out—or die trying…
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